Christy Mathewson, the Christian Gentleman: How One Man's Faith and Fastball Forever Changed Baseball

by Bob Gaines, Bob Gaine, Robert D. Gaines

Nearly a century after his final major league appearance, Christy Mathewson is still considered one of the greatest right-handed pitchers in the history of baseball. Mathewson ranks in the top ten among pitchers for wins, shutouts, and ERA, and in 1936 he was honored as one of the inaugural members of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Playing in the early twentieth century, Mathewson was the nation's first All-American hero, a man of Christianity inspiring...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442233141
• ISBN13: 9781442233140
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 9.6"